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Patented July 23, 1946 UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE; 2,404,451 1 f LADYS sI IP Lester S. Milber'g, Broqklyn,,N. Y, Application November 17, 194%i, 'sria ve scaezs' The invention aims primarily to provide a ladys slip which will relieve strains due to movements of the wearer, afford a desired fit, and avoid creeping up as the wearer sits, bends or reaches, also to provide such a garment which will afford superior strength and avoid splitting or tearin at the seams. Further objects and advantages of the inver ion will be in part obvious and in part specifically referred to in the description hereinafter contained which, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferred embodiment of the invention; sufch embodiment, however, should be considered as merely illustrative, from the standpoint of the invention in its broader aspects. In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 a rear elevation of a garment constructed to function in accordance with the invention.

The illustrated form of garment is provided with an ornamental neck portion l of lace or the I like, and shoulder straps 2. The body of the garment will be constructed of silk, rayon or like woven fabric, and in accordance with the invention I provide the garment with a front gore w! ich is relatively narrow in width at the upper part; of the garment and flares downwardly to provide a relatively wide front gore portion 4 at the bottom. The material of the front gore is straight out, i, e. with the threads running vertically and horizontally to minimize creeping up of the garment as the wearer sits or bends, and the straight out also causes the garment to fall back into proper place as the wearer stands up, and eliminates any tendency to bulge beneath the bust.

The garment is also provided with side gores which are of relatively wide width at the upper bust covering portions '5 thereof, and taper down to a relatively narrow width at the bottom side portions 6 of the garment. The material of the side gores is bias out, i'. c. with its threads running oblique to the vertical and horizontal, for reasons hereinafter referred to. The front and side gores above referred to are joined at their side edges by scams 1 which run obliquely down the front of the garment and diverge downwardly with respect to each other. From this combination of the straight and bias cut gores with the obliquely running seams, it results that the threads of the material on both sides of the seams run obliquely with respect to the seams, greatly strengthening them against splitting or tearing. Also the bias cut material of the side gores 5 yields resiliently under the strain of movements of the wearer, the

main strain points being at the bust, and at the sides from points underneath the arms down to below the hips. The garment requires no seams at these strained points, and thebias-cut side gores afford the necessary elasticity while the straight out front gore avoids a bulge at the front diaphragm engaging portion of the garment.

As shown in Fig. 2 the garment is also provided with a rear gore 8, which is preferably narrow at its upper portion 8 and flaring downwardly to a wide bottom portion 9. This rear gore is joined to the side gores by seams l0 running along their adjacent side edges and with the seams l0 diverging downwardly with respect to each other, so that the threads of the material on both sides of the seams run obliquely with respect thereto as above pointed out in connection with the seams i. In this way the shoulder blade engaging portions l l of the side gores, which are subjected to strains as the wearer moves, will be constructed of bias cut material which can yield due to its elasticity, and it will be noted that the garment requires no seams at its side edges, particularly at the waist and hip portions, which are subjected to large strains when the wearer sits or-bends. Thus the garment is less likely to tear at the seams. In the illustrated form of garment the upper front portions 5 of the side gores are provided with plaits I2 running down to the adja'cent portions of the scams 1, and the material of the side gores is drawn in somewhat at the sides of the upper waist portion as shown, for

form fitting purposes.

While the invention has been disclosed as applied to a garment of the above described specific construction it should be understood that changes may be made therein without departing garment and fiaredownwardly to provide relatively wide front and rear gore portions at the bottom skirt portion thereof, said garment having bias out side gores which'are relatively wide at the upper part of the garment to form the bust and shoulder blade engaging portions thereof and narrow at the bottom skirt portion thereof, said side gores being joined to the front and rear gores by seams which run obliquely down the front and rear portions of the garment and diverge downwardly With respect to each other so s V 3. 7 that the threads of the material on both sides of the seams run obliquely with respect thereto, each of said side gores extending unitarily substantially the full length of the slip and also extending unitarily around its corresponding side of the bodice and skirt portions of the slip, to the corresponding front and rear gore seams above mentioned.

2. A ladys slip ofthe character described, hav ing a straight-cut front gore which is relatively narrow in width at the upper bust portion of the garment and flares downwardly to provide a rel-j atively wide front gore portion at the bottom of the garment, said garment having bias outside gores which are relatively wide at the upper part of the garment to constitute the bust covering portions thereof, and extend around to the back 2,404,451 'I j j. 1

, 4 portion of the garment and down to the lower skirt portion thereof, said garment also having'a rear gore extending from the upper to the lower skirt portion thereof, said front, rear and side gores being joined by seams running along their side edges, and said seams at the front of-the garment running obliquely and diverging downwardly with respect to each other so that the threads of the material onboth sides of the front seams run "obliquely with respect'thereto, each of said Side gores extending unitarily substantially the full length of the slip and also extending unitarily around its corresponding side of the bodice and'skirt portions of the slip, to the correspond- 15 ing front and rear gore seams above mentioned.

LESTER S. MILBERG, 

